James McMurdock

18 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Fraud: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what legal protections are available to fraud victims to prevent further (a) exploitation and (b) financial loss.

18 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to clear Thurrock council's debt following the proposed merger of councils in Essex.

17 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Special Educational Needs: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to provide (a) grants and (b) compensation payments to mitigate the impact of proposed changes to employer National Insurance contributions to (i) public sector workers and (ii) (A) drivers and (B)

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of transport services for school children with special educational needs in (a) Essex and (b) England.

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of sentencing guidelines for child sexual offences in (a) reflecting the severity of the crime and (b) preventing reoffending.

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to reform sentencing guidelines for child sexual offences.

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of sentences for child sexual offences was in (a) 1994, (b) 2004, (c) 2014 and (d) 2024.

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of convictions for child sexual offences resulted in custodial sentences in (a) 2024, (b) 2014, (b) 2004 and (d) 1994.

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment her Department has made between the sentencing for child sexual offences in the UK and sentencing in other Western nations.

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offences against Children: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has consulted victims' groups and charities on potential reforms to sentencing guidelines for child sexual offences.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Retail Trade: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage investment in high streets in (a) Essex and (b) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of children living in temporary accommodation in (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (b) Essex.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average length of time was that families stayed in temporary accommodation in (a) England and (b) Essex in (i) 2023 and (ii) 2024.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) homelessness (b) rough sleeping in (i) Essex (ii) the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Care Homes: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many care homes were referred to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman in (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (b) Essex in each of the last five ye

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) mental and (b) physical health of families in temporary accommodation.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to help ensure the suitability of temporary accommodation.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were (a) started and (b) completed in Essex in 2023-24.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the support available to families living with children in temporary accommodation.

12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the support provided via the NHS England Recovery Support Programme (RSP) to the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation.

11 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of inheritance tax changes on the long-term sustainability of family farms in (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (b) Essex.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Subsidies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) grants and (b) subsidies available to farmers for (i) adopting new technologies and (ii) improving farm infrastructure.

9 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the condition of train stations in South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency.

9 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Emergency Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting Police, Fire, and Crime Commissioners the authority to independently determine the level of council tax precept increases for police

9 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a South East allowance for firefighters to support retention in (a) Essex and (b) other areas.

9 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking steps to address funding shortfalls faced by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service in the context of the redistribution of the (a) Funding Guarantee Scheme and (b) Serv

9 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will review the distribution criteria for the Recovery Grant to ensure access to that funding for (a) Essex and (b) other areas with pockets of severe deprivation.

9 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Essex Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of funding to mitigate the impact of unfunded pay increments for officers hired under the Police Uplift Programme in Essex.

9 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the Police Uplift Programme ringfence clawback arrangement to prevent reduction of officer numbers in police forces (a) in

9 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Essex Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the proposed 2025/26 funding settlement for Essex Police in the context of (a) the full-year cost of the 2023/24 pay award and (b) pay increm